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When I discovered that an overnight ferry could take me to the heart of France's Brittany region, I knew that I had to do it. Being a city known for its port, I was interested to see what Saint-Malo offered beyond this, and I'm pleased to say that the answer was a lot more! Read on to hear and see my impressions of 12 hours' worth of wandering around this city!

In this article I reflect on a long weekend in Tallinn, Estonia. I'll explore some highlights which stood out on what was a fabulous weekend spent in one of Northern Europe's prettiest cities. And, who knows, it might just provide you with some inspiration to plan a visit!

It was the kind of flight home where you spend the whole time debating the merits of moving to the city you've just visited. Thinking up career options, seeing yourself in a new apartment, persuading yourself that the finances could work.

I braked, hard. The contents of the shopping bag throwing themselves to the floor. Baguettes, cheese, saucissons, and a selection of local vegetables - all now splayed haphazardly at the foot of the passenger seat.

This wasn’t for a red light, though, nor for a slow tractor crawling up a steep incline. It was for a calloused hand outstretched in the universal symbol for ‘stop’! I watched on as the gentleman before me sent out a barrage of whistles, before waving his hands frantically, in the universal gesture for ‘let’s go’!

I recently returned to the racket sport of squash after roughly a year out. There’s a hell of a lot to it, which is it’s main appeal to me; fitness, technique, decision making and the reading of your opponent amongst others. All of these facets, though, take place in a little box of a court and at high speeds, so it can be somewhat challenging and often stressful. After a few games back, I've come to realise that so many of the pointers I take from a squash match can easily be transposed into various arenas of my life and vice versa. Here are a few of the things I took away from a recent game and their importance off the court too: